S.1 Short title

       This Act may be called the Vice-President's Pension Act, 1997.

S.2 Pension to retiring Vice-Presidents

       (1) There shall be paid to every person who ceases to hold office as Vice-President, either by the expiration of his term of office or by resignation of his office, a pension of 6[at the rate of fifty per cent of the salary of the vice president ] per month, for the remainder of his life:
       Provided that such person shall not be entitled to receive any pension during the period he holds the office of the Prime Minister, a Minister or any other office or becomes a Member of Parliament and is in receipt of salary and allowances which are defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Consolidated Fund of a State.
       2 [(1A) The spouse of a person who dies--
       (a) while holding the office of Vice-President or
       (b) after ceasing to hold office as Vice-Pr

S.3 Medical facilities to the family of deceased Vice-President

       Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the spouse of a person who dies while holding the office of Vice-President shall, for the remainder of life, be entitled to medical attendance and treatment, free of charge.

S.3(a) Free accommodation to spouse of Vice-President

       1[3A. Free accommodation to spouse of Vice-President
       Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the spouse of a person who dies-
       (a) while holding the office of Vice-President, or
       (b) after ceasing to hold office as Vice-President either by the expiration or his term of office or by resignation of his office,
       shall be entitled to the use of 2[furnished residence (including its maintenance)] without payment of licence fee, for the remainder of her life.]
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       1 . Inserted by the Vice-President Pension (Amdt) Act, 2002 w.e.f. 23-05-2002.
       2. Substituted by the Vice-President Pension (Amendme

S.4 Pension to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India

       Any sum payable under this Act shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

S.5 Power to make rules

       (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
       (2) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
       RAGHBIR SINGH,
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S.6 Power to Remove Difficulties

       1[6. Power to remove difficulties.- (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act as amended by the Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008, the Central Government may, by order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
       Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiration of two years from the date on which this Act comes into force.
       (2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid before each House of Parliament.]
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       1. Inserted by the Vice-Presidents Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008.